Armed Muslims attacked three churchesin Chikun local government area of Kaduna state – The police public relations officer confirmed the incident and added that one suspect had been already arrested in connection with theincident – Prophet Yusuf Joseph, the founder of Holy Michael Church in Ngwan Baro, said that the muslims wanted to kill him About 50 hoodlums attacked three churches around Ngwan Baro, Chikun local government area of Kaduna state, leaving two people critically wounded.According to eyewitnesses, muslims invaded the area at 5pm on Friday, April 1, when some worshipers were praying in their local churches. The Sun reports that Zubairu Abubakar, the police public relations officer in the state, confirmed the incident and added that one Akim Samuel of ECWA Church had been arrested in connection with the attacks. Abubakar said that preliminary investigation revealed that the perpetrators were Christian youths. Narrating her ordeal, Prophet Julianah Adebayo, the founder of Redemption HillChurch, said that the muslims armed with deadly weapons broke into the church brutalizing anyone in sight. She added that about N250,000 cash, phones and other valuables were stolen.“They came in several tricycles and launched attack on churches. We don’t know the reason for their action. We have never experienced any situation like this in 25 years of our living here. “People were praying inside the church while the front door was open. They came in and as you can see, they destroyed our pulpit, broke all our windows, went away with about N250, 000 offering, beat up some members, collected phones, money and other valuables of people in the church as at that time. “They were saying police could not do them anything. But we know that if the police want to do their job, they will get all of them arrested in no distant time,” she said. Speaking about the incident, Prophet Yusuf Joseph, the founder of Holy Michael Church in Ngwan Baro, said that the hoodlums wanted to kill him. “At about 5:30 p.m., I was praying on the mountain when I saw some boys coming with wood and all that. They sighted me on the mountain and started shouting ‘kill him kill him, he’s one of theprophets we want to kill’. They beat me and I kept running. I sustained wounds all over my body.“When I eventually managed to escape, with little energy in me, I went straight tothe police station and narrated my ordeal. Some policemen came with me almost immediately and pursued the hoodlums. They caught one of them,” hesaid. When asked what could have led tothe attack, the prophet said: “It was when we got to the police station we learnt that two drunk tricycle riders went to a river here in Ferroro to swim and one of them drowned in the process. What we are yet to know is the link between what happened and churches in the area.” A few weeks ago, Rev. Emmanuel Dziggau, the president of the United Church of Christ in Nigeria, and two other Christian leaders were abducted by unknown gunmen in Kaduna state. After 10 days in captivity, Dziggau and Rev. Yakubu Dzarma regained their freedom, while Rev. Iliya Anto was found dead in the bush. The cleric was allegedly abandoned by the kidnappers because of his ill health.
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